I apologize for the lateness in getting this Alderperson invocation video posted. This is from the 01/19/2022 Common Council meeting. Before viewing it, you may benefit from watching this clip from the movie “Planes, Trains, and Automobiles” which Alderperson Schultz references: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSUgqLI88OY Mayor Woodford: Tonight’s […]
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Common Council Approves Three Items – Special Use Permit For Club Car Wash, Alcohol License For Alpine Swift Restaurant, And New Parklet Policy
The 02/02/2022 Common Council was a short meeting under 30 minutes in length. Three items were separated out for individual votes, but none of those items took very long to discuss. The three items in question were (1) the Special Use Permit #1-22 for a […]
Common Council Receives Covid-19 Update – Breakthrough Cases Seem To Be Holding Steady At 20-25% Of Total Cases
During the 02/02/2022 Common Council meeting, the Council members received a brief Covid-19 update. Interim Health Officer Sonja Jensen reviewed the standard pack of slides presenting Covid-19 related data. During the previous week, Appleton had had 685 total confirmed and probable cases, then was down […]
City Still Soliciting Feedback On How To Spend ARPA Dollars
The City of Appleton is still soliciting community feedback on how it should spend the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) funding that it has received from the federal government. According to the city website, ARPA funds can be spent on a number of things including: […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/03/2022
On 02/03/2022 Appleton recorded 26 confirmed coronavirus cases and 15 probable cases. Active cases rose by 6 to 147. Cases out of isolation increased by 35 to 20,686. Deaths remained unchanged at 80. Appleton’s 7-day running average of new confirmed and probable cases continues to […]
Mayor Woodford Presents 5 Proclamations – Transit Equity Day, Career and Technical Education Month, Gun Violence Survivor Week, Burn Awareness Week, Black History Month
Mayor Woodford presented five mayoral proclamations at the 02/02/2022 Common Council meeting. In the first he proclaimed January 28, 2022 Transit Equity Day in Appleton and encouraged “residents to recognize that equal access to reliable, affordable, and environmentally sound public transportation plays an important pat […]
Coronavirus Numbers For 02/02/2022
On 02/02/2022 Appleton recorded 61 confirmed coronavirus cases and 17 probable cases. Active cases decreased by 56 to 141. Cases out of isolation increased by 134 to 20,651. Deaths remained unchanged at 80. Appleton’s 7-day running average of new confirmed and probable cases continues to […]
Alderperson Hartzheim Expresses Interest In Making The Sidewalk Poetry Program Selection Process More Public
The City of Appleton is currently accepting submissions for its Sidewalk Poetry Program. The city will pick up to 5 poems to be stamped into the sidewalk in various locations around the city. The deadline is February 18, 2022. Public Works Director Paula Vandehey mentioned […]
In-Person Absentee Voting Currently Available – “No one will be turned away or refused their right to vote if they are maskless”
In-person absentee voting is currently available at City Hall (100 N. Appleton Street, 6th floor) on weekdays through February 11. I asked Communication Coordinator Sheng Riechers if the mask mandate currently in place for city-owned facilities applied to people entering City Hall to vote and […]
Board Of Education President Kay Eggert Does Not Explain How Community Members Can Indicate Their Desire To Serve On Superintendent Search’s Community Advisory Committee
On 01/24/2022, the Appleton Area School District Board of Education discussed the timeline for the Superintendent search and reviewed the proposed interview process. It was reported that in addition to the Board of Education, interviews would also be conducted by two advisory committees one of […]